An editorial appeared in the local weeklies of Black Press on February 20. Titled Lock out missing voice of local leadership, the editorial challenges politicians to take responsibility for resolving the labour dispute. Here is part of the editorial, with our italics added:
The essence of the disagreement has to do with the interpretation of […]
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A report from 2005 on the CUPE National Web site, titled “Read it and weep” observes that
“When a community loses its library, it loses a chunk of its soul. It’s knowing this that makes CUPE’s library workers show up at their jobs every day, in spite of the risks and frustrations.”
And that’s really what’s kept […]
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We learned today that CUPE Local 410 workers will be locked out by our employer, the Greater Victoria Public Library Board. The Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association met this morning and voted in favour of the lockout, which will begin Sunday February 17 or possibly Monday the eighteenth.
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